Every week I search for a playlist with that elusive "it" factor--a combination of interesting and accessible new music with a few older songs mixed in. This week, I feel I've gotten as close to catching that just-out-of-reach feeling as I ever have. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Among the tuneage at 5pm, I'll play new songs from Tavishi and Large Margin (pictured) who both have tape release shows. Plus, I'll give away tickets to Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing at The Broadberry and Vundabar at Richmond Music Hall! Click here for the podcast: wrir.org/listen/

Greetings, Today's episode might be a strange one. I've been thinking about the idea of songwriters and their journey towards finding the support of a band to bring their ideas into a bit more of a fleshed out reality. A lot of that sentiment derives from the wonderful news announced today that Richmond's Minor Poet

Secret Bonus Level band is BACK! Sort of. We're trying a new, different thing tonight. Awkward Shaman is MIA but we're still going ANYWAY. He's out there making deals and promoting himself. I can't even be mad. But Joe Berry and Sanji the Hedgehog are HOLDING IT DOWN. And we're freestyling over their beats. And